Title: Locate emergency equipment.
Course: Surgical Technologist I (14056-I) > Section: Applying Safety Procedures

Location of emergency equipment in the operating room and surrounding environment should include

- fire alarms
- extinguishers
- gas cut-off valves
- exits
- difficult-airway carts
- malignant hyperthermia cart (MH)
- code carts.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What types of emergency equipment are essential for a surgical setting? Why?
- What should be done if a hospital evacuation is mandated mid-surgery?
- How would a surgical technologist know the facility-specific procedures for common emergencies?